Cauliflower and ramen provide healthy alternatives during a busy season. When you don’t have time during the holidays to cook—or eat properly—some quick and easy-to-prepare side dishes can be a [...]

Sine Wallace, a personal trainer and owner of Wallace Fitness in Mount Dora, breaks down five popular cardio exercises for beginners. Source for calorie burning: webmd.com Stair climber  “Start this [...]

Intensive treatment to lower systolic blood pressure below 120 may help delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, according to the National Institutes of Health. Systolic pressure is the top number [...]

Chef Gary Appelsies, director of healthy eating for YMCA of Central Florida, contributed this article. With the holiday season upon us, temptation for unhealthy eating is everywhere, whether it’s at [...]

Steer away from medicine based purely on testimonials.  I often have stated in my various writings that I try to practice evidence-based medicine. It occurred to me that a reader [...]

Children and adolescents ages 6-17 are urged to do 60 minutes or more of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity every day. Most of the 60 minutes or more should be either moderate- or [...]

The Wellness Center at Leesburg Regional Medical Center is celebrating 30 years of keeping staff and residents healthy. Conveniently located off U.S. Highway 441, the center has a team of [...]

‘MasterChef’ winner Whitney Miller brings a little home cookin’ wherever she goes. More than nine years have passed since her victory in the first U.S. season of “MasterChef” with Gordon [...]

with Vansant brothers At work and at play Cameron and Landon Vansant, of Leesburg, were inspired by their father, Kendall, a personal trainer and bodybuilder. “My interest (in fitness) began [...]

It may be November, but this is Florida, and if it’s hot and humid, mosquitos are a problem. Since we’ve had hurricanes and an increase in flooding, there are plenty [...]

The real sweetness of sweet potatoes is the health benefits. Story: Joy Stephenson-Laws Sweet potatoes, not to be confused with yams, have been cultivated for thousands of years. These root [...]

Take time to find the right fitness routine for your personal health benefit. Story: Sine Wallace  You’re hitting the gym and staying active, but you don’t see your body changing [...]

There’s hope when cancer treatment leaves patients with a bad taste—and pain—in their mouths.  Story: Dr. Alisa Cooper Finding out you have cancer is devastating. Fighting that cancer is worse. [...]

Improved health comes along with a beautiful smile. Story: Dr. Steven Moravec The most obvious benefit of wearing braces is your teeth become straighter, which, in turn, produces a more [...]

Are oral supplements healthy or hype? I see patients nearly every day who take one or, usually, more over-the-counter herbs, minerals or proprietary supplements, including such things as Echinacea, vitamin [...]